Vegetable peeler



5. J. M GINNIS VEGETABLE PEELER July 6,1926. I 1,591,860

Filed Feb. 26, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l I I \q Q I f amulet July 6 1926.

7 1,591,860 5. J. MOGINNIS VEGETABLE PEELER Filed Feb. 26, 1925 2Sheets$heet 2 Patented July 6, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL J. MOGINNIS, OF NATIONAL, WASHINGTON.

VEGETABLE PEELEB.

- Application filed February 26, 1925. Serial No. 11,811.

This invention relates to an implement primarily adapted for peelingvegetables or the like by electricity very rapidly and ex editiously.

t is aimed to provide a construction wherein a cutter having spiralblades is rotatable within a casing, and the casing has an vo ening tofacilitate engagement with the blades and an opening for discharge ofpeelings.

- Another object is to provide a construction wherein the parts areefliciently mounted and centered and have automatic control with respectto the source of electrical eni nother object is to provide a particularconstruction wherein the parts are connected together and the bearmgs onthe cutter shaft are efiiciently supported.

An operative embodiment is illustrated 1n accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation partly broken away; I

Figure-2 a bottom plan view with the bandle broken away;

Figure 3 is a lon 'tudinal sectional view with the handle bro en away;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional vlew taken on a plane indicated bythe line 44 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on a plane indicated by the line 5-5of Figure 3; and

Figure 6 is a detail view illustratingthe control switch.

In reducing the invention to practice, a preferably cylindrical casingis provlded as at 10 and which is preferably made from aluminum althoughno limitation in this respect is to be incurred. The casing is closed atone end by a wall 11 preferably integral therewith.

Located within the casing is a rotatable cutter generally designated 12.This cutter has a shaft 13 which is journaled in the wall 11.

At one end, the casing 10 is preferably enlarged and provided with'asolid portion as at 13 against the end of which a frame 14 is detachablyfitted or fastened by means of bolts or the 1ike'15. Slidable'in arectan lar slot 16 of said frame is a bearing 17 m the form of afollower. Shaft 13 at the adjacent end has a head 19 thereon and bearingballs or the like 20 are interposed between said head and the annularwall of the hearing follower 17. Said hearing follower 17 1S urgedupwardly by an expansive spring 18 and the follower is movabledownwardly a amst the tension of that spring by means 0 a screw rod 20bearing agamst the same and screw threaded in the frame 14. In this way,the shaft 13 may be effectively centered and maintained in pro orposition.

At the other end of the cylin rical casing 10, a bearing frame 31similar to that at 14 s provided and it has a slot 32 correspondmg toslot 16 and a follower bearing 33, spring 34 and screw 35, correspondingto the bearmg 17, spring 19 and screw 20. At this end of the casing, asuitable handle is provided seat 36 which for instance may be made ofwood. Bolts or screws 37 throu h the wall 11, frame 31 and handle 36 anserve to secure the frame 31 and han dle rigidly in place.

A flexible shaft 38 extends from a suitable electric motor or the likelongitudinally and centrally of the handle and at the forward end of thelatter has a clutch head 39 provided with an extension 40 separably disposed 1n a slot 41 at the adjacent end of shaft 13. In this mannerseparable connec-" tion between the flexible shaft and the cutter shaft13 is provided and these parts may pass be assembled and inspectedthrough the adj ustment or removal of bolts or set screws 37. A thumbloop 42 is mounted on handle 36. The current to the electric motor (notshown) which drives shaft 38 may be controlled in any suitable mannerand preferably from a switch preferably of the push button type, locatedthis end, a recess 43 is provided in the handle and spaced contacts 44in the motor circuit are mounted. in said recess. A plunger 45 arrangedfor convenient operation y the thumb in loop 42 is rovided to bridgesaid contacts 44, and 45 esignates a spring to hold plunger 45 out ofengagement with contacts 44 when released.

The knives or blades of the knife 12 preferably are in the form of bars46 as shown spirally arranged and having cutting edges as at 47. Theseknives successively engage vegetables or the like through the medium ofa suitable sized slot as at 49. The blades at each endhave spokes 50connecting them to the shaft. It is to be noted that the blades are ofless length than. the cylinder on the handle 36. At

and tirminate short of a peeling discharge opening 51 which isrelatively large and below the en argement 13.

In use, potatoes, carrots or other vegetables to be peeled, are broughtmto al1nement with the slot 49 and there successively engaged by theblades 46 which peel the same and eject the peelings through the opening61. The current to operate the cutter is su plied from the motor throu hflexible sha t 88 and the latter drives t e shaft 13 of the cutter.

Various changes may be resorted to promenace vided they fall within thespirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is i peeler of the class described having a casing, arotatable cutter within said casing, said casing having an opening tofacilitate engagement of the cutter with vegetables or the like, and adischarge openin adjacent one end, the blades of the rotatfble cutterbeing spirallvl mounted to insure discharge of eellngs t rough thedischarge opening. 11 testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

SAMUEL J. McGINNIS.

